Prince of Persia Begins Shooting in June

Posted by: PuppetMaster

From studio production charts we have news that the film Prince of Persia will begin shooting in June. On top of that we have the synopsis. Prince of Persia is being directed by Mike Newell. We had a chance during the National Treasure 2 junket to talk to Jerry Bruckheimer about the film.

Jerry Many video game fans have been frustrated by Hollywoodâ€™s inability to deliver the goods and you're going to be making Prince of Persia. What can you tell fans of that series that they can look forward to for that franchise?

You know, I think we hired a very interesting director, Mike Newell, who did one of the Harry Potters and also Donnie Brasco, and he's a very inventive, ingenious director and I think he's going to bring something really special to it. And we're just starting. We have a screenplay. We're just starting to develop the look of it, so it will be unique and fresh.

Why or how did you get involved with Prince of Persia?

It's a game that was brought to us early on, and I thought it was very exciting. First of all, it's an interesting period. And it's something that other people weren't doing. So I always like to go into arenas that other filmmakers aren't in.

You know, I think we hired a very interesting director, Mike Newell, who did one of the Harry Potters and also Donnie Brasco, and he's a very inventive, ingenious director and I think he's going to bring something really special to it. And we're just starting. We have a screenplay. We're just starting to develop the look of it, so it will be unique and fresh.

The synopsis goes like this; Passing through India en route to Azad, King Sharaman and his son, the Prince of Persia, defeat the powerful Maharajah of India with the promise of honor and glory. After looting the city and capturing a giant hourglass full of sand, a mysterious dagger, and the Maharajah's daughter Farah along with other treasures, they continue to Azad. A dying Vizier, who had betrayed the Maharajah and aided King Sharaman in return for a share of the spoils, demands to have the dagger, as he was promised his choice of the Maharajah's treasures. But Sharaman refuses to take the dagger from his son, who captured it first.

So the Vizier, who wishes to harness the power of the sands in the hourglass for himself, making him an immortal god and giving him control over time itself, tricks the Prince into opening the hourglass. When the Prince uses the dagger to unleash the Sands of Time from the hourglass, the Sands destroy the kingdom and turn all living beings into hideous sand creatures. Only the Prince, the Vizier, and Princess Farah, the kidnapped daughter of the Maharajah, remain unchanged due to their possessions; the Prince's dagger, the Vizier's staff, and Farah's medallion.